Any word on if we can add special abilities to units from the UI, or do we have to mod them to do that? (eg if I wanted to make a soldier with a "whirlwind" ability where I already modded the whirlwind ability in. Can I build a solider and assign that skill to him, or do I have to mod a custom unit?)

I thought sleep was a necessity. I'm starting to wonder if Stardock was the right CO Name.. Insomniacs might have made more sense =P j.k Thanks for the update! Looking really forward to 3-B.

Sleep is not something game developers get much of during crunch time. I've got a friend working in the industry who is at that point right now, and his schedule is pretty insane. I tend to refer to him as a slave labourer because the hours he's working would be illegal for me to do.

OOoooo, tactical battles. Can't wait to see them . Very curious to see how the Empire plays now as well. Seemed to need a Lot of work done in 3-A. Also.... 3B at around the same time Starcraft2 Phase2 stops. The timing! Perfection . Though SC2 beta just doesn't have the interaction of this. As somebody who's worked as a software engineer but never ever on a video-game it's awesome seeing how things come together .